Abstract
MagAO-X is an entirely new extreme adaptive optics system for the Magellan Clay 6.5 m telescope, funded by the NSF MRI program starting in Sep 2016. The key science goal of MagAO-X is high-contrast imaging of accreting protoplanets at Hα. With 2040 actuators operating at up to 3630 Hz, MagAO-X will deliver high Strehls (> 70%), high resolution (19 mas), and high contrast (< 1 × 10-4) at Hα (656 nm). We present an overview of the MagAO-X system, review the system design, and discuss the current project status.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Adaptive Optics Systems VI |
| Editors | Dirk Schmidt, Laura Schreiber, Laird M. Close |
| Publisher | SPIE |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781510619593 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2018 |
| Event | Adaptive Optics Systems VI 2018 - Austin, United States Duration: Jun 10 2018 → Jun 15 2018 |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
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| Volume | 10703 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0277-786X |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 1996-756X |
Other
| Other | Adaptive Optics Systems VI 2018 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Austin |
| Period | 6/10/18 → 6/15/18 |
Keywords
- adaptive optics
- coronagraphs
- exo-planets
- high contrast imaging
- wavefront control
- wavefront sensing
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Instrumentation
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science Applications
- Applied Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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